On: Static Site Generators

[raving-richard]

Build your own. I've written something like that. It's not static, because I don't want to have to rebuild everything just 'cause I added a new photo, or fix a type. However, you do literately just use the file system to add and manage photos. I won't link to it because I don't want to link to my real ID.

But it's pretty simple. You just have to recursively go over the folder, and get each photo. Make sure there is a thumbnail, and build your HTML.

[icebraining → raving-richard]

It's not static, because I don't want to have to rebuild everything just 'cause I added a new photo, or fix a type.

Some generators (e.g. gostatic) can track changes and dependencies, rebuilding just what changed.

[rmc → raving-richard]

Yeah I was gonna do that, but wanted to check if anyone else had done it before I reinvent the wheel. :)

[raving-richard → rmc]

Where's the fun in that? Re-inventing the wheel to scratch your own itch is part of the process of improving yourself as a developer.

:p